Ludlow traders 'don't feel safe' after spate of burglaries
Shopkeepers in Ludlow say they no longer feel safe after another three were hit by burglars in one night.
A deli, a restaurant and a haberdashers were the latest small independent businesses in Ludlow to fall foul of a wave of break-ins that has lasted months.
Police say a 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with recent burglaries, and they are urging business owners not to leave money on premises overnight.
But businesses say they do not feel safe after about a dozen shops, eateries and pubs have been broken into in the town since July alone.
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The latest to be targeted overnight on Sunday evening include Harp Lane Deli and Aragon's restaurant, both in Church Street next to the town square, as well as Marie's clothing alteration and haberdashery in Station Drive.
Business owners are now calling for more police on the streets.
Harp Lane Deli owner Henry Mackley said: "They forced a locked ground floor window with a crowbar, they broke down our locked office door and forced open a safe and a locked filing cabinet – they were pretty determined.
"If it was a one-off you could say it was just one of those things, but these offenders are going back to places they've been before and targetting new places almost every week – people don't feel safe."
